Hi - we enjoy and play a lot of Koi-Koi in our family since discovering the game in 2023.
We've always toyed with the idea of creating a set inspired by South African flora and fauna.

A few things have converged which has led me to renew the idea which has lead to the designs I've shared. This is the first draft of a printed set that we're making, all based on wildlife that is found close to where I live.

The imagery is based on real photos (using suitable Creative Commons licenses or my own photos) using AI image models to isolate and combine the different elements, and for adding the ribbons. Credits will be printed on a separate card.

I hope I'm not offending too much in some of the changes I've made. In each case it was to make the game more accessible to new players and based on things that friends have struggled with when learning. Things like:
- coloured bands connecting the different months (easier to match)
- gold frames around the special cards (blue ribbons, painted ribbons and boar/deer/butterfly)
- adding birds to each of the ribbon cards (to showcase more of the local wildlife)
- adding a visual motif (coloured bands) to connect the sake cup (binoculars) with the moon/flower bright equivalent.
- designing at playing card size, to work with local printers

The birds and species selection I used was somewhat constrained by what's in my neigbourhood. I do have another set planned that would be more faithful to the original, drawing from a wider pool of South African wildlife, but still thought this would be fun to share.

This particular set is for my own personal use, to print and gift to friends, so I'm not selling anything here.

What do you think?